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Ms. Toad

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9. It's really unpredictable -

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 16, 2021, 09:01 PM

Mar 2021

And there are a lot of indications that it is not BMI that creates the risk - but other conditions that often co-exist with obesity.

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Pick up the pace! Slow walkers four times more likely to die from COVID-19, study finds [View all] Klaralven Mar 2021 OP

My friend's brother-in-law - a daily runner aged 50 just died of Covid womanofthehills Mar 2021 #1

It's really unpredictable - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #9

diabetes for sure is a serious comorbidity nt Celerity Mar 2021 #14

But I come from a very long line of diabetes - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #18

You are working in a reverse fashion from what I was, I meant that the odds are pretty high Celerity Mar 2021 #20

I am intentionally working in the reverse fashion. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #22

that has no logical bearing on my scientific point I made, and it is not prejudice Celerity Mar 2021 #26

Only about 30% of obese people have type 2 diabetes Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #27

Now you literally misquoted me Celerity Mar 2021 #28

No. I literally (as in copy/paste) quoted you. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #29

you are playing cleverclogs games with my statement Celerity Mar 2021 #30

I'm not playing games at all. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #31

you left out parts, and then made incorrect claims based off that Celerity Mar 2021 #32

30% is not "pretty high odds" so it was not accurate as a whole. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #33

You keep leaving out the 2nd part. Celerity Mar 2021 #34

Just what we need... SergeStorms Mar 2021 #2

How slow is slow walking vs. fast walking? Ocelot II Mar 2021 #3

Misleading! There is no indication at the linked site that this study ascertained spooky3 Mar 2021 #4

Thank you! nocoincidences Mar 2021 #5

LOL! :-) spooky3 Mar 2021 #7

Exactly. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #37

Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young hlthe2b Mar 2021 #6

The study has references about walking pace being a good proxy for fitness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #10

It is a confounded measure. BMI is an imperfect proxy for obesity (the extremely muscular hlthe2b Mar 2021 #11

No, that's really a ridiculous comparison - "along the lines of 'gambling causes cancer'" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #12

It is the classic example used to teach those who do not understand the concept of confounding hlthe2b Mar 2021 #39

You are ignoring that brisk walking is an indicator of basic fitness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #40

It is a confounded proxy, inadequate without including additional variables to adjust for their . hlthe2b Mar 2021 #41

Exactly. n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #38

I go for a 35-40 minute walk just about every day Elwood P Dowd Mar 2021 #8

"Brisk" was defined as over 4mph, slow under 3 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #13

In shape people Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #15

Agree! Karma13612 Mar 2021 #16

Public transportation Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #17

+1000 no question about it! ..nt Karma13612 Mar 2021 #23

+1000 llmart Mar 2021 #24

Good for you Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #25

+100000 Celerity Mar 2021 #36

Great post. Celerity Mar 2021 #35

Thanks, another point people miss Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #42

I "banked" my bone strength doing Jazzercise 3x per week for about 10 years. It has paid well. CTyankee Mar 2021 #19

Sounds like correlation rather than causation. MineralMan Mar 2021 #21

Slow walkers... seriously?!! ananda Mar 2021 #43

This makes me want to scream. milestogo Mar 2021 #44